Holiday Beach Hawk Watch
Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2023
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 27 516 516
Osprey 0 30 30
Bald Eagle 4 90 90
Northern Harrier 11 232 232
Sharp-shinned Hawk 124 3785 3785
Cooper's Hawk 1 48 48
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 7 56095 56095
Red-tailed Hawk 1 104 104
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 23 746 746
Merlin 2 76 76
Peregrine Falcon 1 14 14
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 201 61736 61736
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Hugh Kent
Observers: Karen Padbury, Liz Kent, Michelle Mastellotto,
Patrick Tomlinson, Peter Veighey, Steve Wagner
Visitors:
Thanks to Karen, Michelle, Patrick, Peter, Steve and David and Jane for
helping spot the passing Raptors. It was good to meet Paul and Monique from
London, Kelly, Kate and Charlotte, Rob from Cambridge and Cindy and Blair
from Kitchener who all took a great interest in the Raptor migration and
the birds on the Marsh.
Weather:
The wind started light just north of west and soon turned moderate from the
south west. Cloud cover gradually increased throughout the day. The
temperature remained at around 20c. Visibility was good all day.
Raptor Observations:
After an incredible day yesterday, migration calmed down a lot.
Sharp-shinned Hawks (124) led the way followed by Turkey Vultures (27) and
American Kestrels (23). Only seven Broad-winged Hawks were seen, rising
from local wood lots mid morning. In all ten species were seen.
Non-raptor Observations:
Ducks again were the notable feature with eight species seen including a
large number of Green-winged Teal (70). Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds (13)
were again around the Tower and moving through. A flight of eleven American
White Pelicans flew over the marsh. Songbirds were again in low numbers but
Chipping Sparrow and White-throated Sparrow were new for the season. The
list is at https://ebird.org/checklist/S150292083
Predictions:
Wind is forecast from the south east tomorrow with slightly higher
temperature and lower cloud cover. Not the best forecast for Raptor
migration, but lets hope for a few more birds than today!
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Report submitted by Hugh Kent ([email protected])
Holiday Beach Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://hbmo.ca/
More site information at hawkcount.org:
https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=100
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